Orchids to …
• Kroger and their staff for working tirelessly to continue providing the community with the essentials we need, all with a smile on their face and pleasant disposition!
• Gov. Eric Holcomb for his clear, well-delivered order on Monday setting forth what we all can — and should — do to try to stem the march of the coronavirus, now we have to be doers.
• Ryan Lauer.
• Moms Ashley and Deb, and children Israel, Rhylie, Asher and Sawyer for the uplifting “sidewalk chalk messages,” from your Briar Drive and Greenway Court neighbors.
• all the low-wage workers doing high risk jobs right now.
• Jerry Whitis for the fabulous home-cooked dinner and even better dessert, from Anna.
• the newspaper crossword puzzle to help keep us occupied while we wait.
• Beth and Arnold Ellison for helping me at the Moravian Church Blood Drive, from Denise.
• all those who have been warning us that this president would not be capable of managing a national emergency.
• Love Chapel and volunteers for their concern on keeping clients safe to get food with their drive thru pantry.
• Jodi for her laugh and smile as she greeted the cars.
• the Republic newspaper for keeping its social media and online website updated throughout the weekend in such an important time.
• Julie Metz for the extra food brought to Bonnie, Leslie, and Lexie.
• Officer Anderson, from Animal Control from the bat lady.
• Sunday letter by Sandy Walker-McCain that made my day.
• my neighbors on Home Avenue for all their help during this virus pandemic, from your grateful neighbors.
• Beth at respiratory at Columbus Regional Hospital for being so good to my mom.
Onions to …
• people standing in line Monday in the parking lot at a store without distancing.
• this mentality we have to protect everyone from everything when life doesn’t work that way.
• the large company in town that decides which of their employees lives are worth protecting in a pandemic and which lives they believe to be inadequate.
• the large company in town that keeps temporary employees in a downturn while letting go of actual employees.
• the federal elected official who is much more concerned about the health of Wall Street than the American people.
• all those who can’t or don’t understand the meaning of only essential travel (certainly doesn’t mean going to your local gas station for a polar pop!) and to those in the stores who don’t respect the 6 feet rule.
• the economic growth champions who conspired to push our clocks forward an hour — where are you when we want to turn our calendars forward a month?
• those who don’t realize “front lawn employees” are most likely employees of someone other than a local medical facility.
• anyone who thinks city trash collection is nonessential activity that can be shut down for a few weeks.
• all who complain and gripe here — you are not changing one person’s mind, November will be your opportunity to speak your mind.
• local effort that sent 10,000 masks and supplies to Communist China creating a shortage here and we know China won’t return the favor.
• Democrats, who when the nation most needs economic reassurance, put their partisan interests above the needs of the American people.
• the private club for charging 20% service fee on carry-out orders when members are doing them a favor.
• all the hoarders who will be throwing away tons of food in the next few weeks, months and beyond.
• anyone who can watch NBC, ABC, or CNN for more than five minutes and not be able to detect their bias against the president.
Happy Birthday to …
• Janey Rae Hall on No. 29, from Ed Smith.
• Ben Major, love Granny and family.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
